As you learn about the Co-op and business plan's think critically. How could the Co-op be better or different than it is as currently proposed? How can our business plan be improved?
Join the Wiki.
Meeting 1/15/09
Discuss what we've learned.
Eat a meal.
Set-up another meeting time.
Meeting 1/29/09
Select:
--your top three choices for our fundamental terms of business if we are going to try and run through Sodexo, and --your contribution to the newsletter--just a short paragraph about your vision, something educational, or whatever you want
Meeting 1/29/09
*Learned about voting by consensus and using facilitation during meetings. Agreed to incorporate these skills into future meetings.
*Decided to meet twice a week-once for class, and once for work parties.
Co-op newsletter will come out once a quarter. Topics DUE to Grace by no latter than Monday, 2/7.
PROJECT DESIGNATION Continuity- Juliana, Alyson Health and Safety-Jeff E, Leo Education- Patricia, Grace, Dillon Marketing and Outreach- Cate, Jeff E, Grace, Juliana Finances (Insurance)- Jeff K Operations- Food- Coco, Claire Budget (fund raising/grants)-
Meeting Feb 3rd, 2009
Nicole Brown came to talk about grants and grant writing. Grants are change oriented, if a change is not going to occur it is likely we wont get a grant.
Can western write a grant to start the co-op?
USDA, state of WA--> healthy food to schools and farm to cafeteria (Gregoire)
Idea was to form a team of grant writers, supported by students and faculty to write a grant to start the co-op at WWU. Need to think about what WWU would be giving up.
WRITING PROCESS
strategic assessment
-what are the needs for the organizations?
-we need to get hard #s--> survey, data etc. FOOD MILEAGE
Learning through living--> this was a big aspect of the discussions at "What does Sustainability Literacy look like at WWU?" meeting with faculty
FOR NEXT WEEK, EVERYONE SHOULD BRING IN ONE GRANT THAT THEY HAVE FOUND, GARNERED AT AN INDIVIDUAL OR THE COMMUNITY.
ALSO EACH PERSON RESEARCHES ONE ASPECT OF THESE TOPICS:
RECRUITMENT TO WWU
NUTRITION
EDUCATION
LOCAL FOOD AND ECONOMY
February 26
The general context of a cooperative effort between the Students for Sustainable Food and University Dining Serves was outlined:
Students for Sustainable Foods
• Develop menu
• Identify local products
• Develop local farm relationships
• Consult on hours of operation
• Develop education aspects
• Influence look and feel of platform
• Design special events
• Publicity and marketing
University Dining Services
• Hire and train serving staff, first fight of refusal for students in club
• Purchase products, assure risk management and liability
• Assure health and safety: storage, preparation, sanitation, & service
• Quality assurance: healthy department certification and inspection
• Purchase and maintenance of equipment and life/safety systems
• Assure appropriate cash handling, payroll, and financial accounting
• Ongoing updates concerning operations and purchases
ISP
Meeting 1/10/09Assignments Week 1 for completion by Thursday at 5
Meeting 1/15/09
Meeting 1/29/09
Select:
--your top three choices for our fundamental terms of business if we are going to try and run through Sodexo, and --your contribution to the newsletter--just a short paragraph about your vision, something educational, or whatever you want
Meeting 1/29/09
*Learned about voting by consensus and using facilitation during meetings. Agreed to incorporate these skills into future meetings.
*Decided to meet twice a week-once for class, and once for work parties.
- Co-op newsletter will come out once a quarter. Topics DUE to Grace by no latter than Monday, 2/7.
PROJECT DESIGNATIONContinuity- Juliana, Alyson
Health and Safety-Jeff E, Leo
Education- Patricia, Grace, Dillon
Marketing and Outreach- Cate, Jeff E, Grace, Juliana
Finances (Insurance)- Jeff K
Operations-
Food- Coco, Claire
Budget (fund raising/grants)-
Potential future assignments:
Meeting Feb 3rd, 2009
Nicole Brown came to talk about grants and grant writing.
Grants are change oriented, if a change is not going to occur it is likely we wont get a grant.
Can western write a grant to start the co-op?
USDA, state of WA--> healthy food to schools and farm to cafeteria (Gregoire)
Idea was to form a team of grant writers, supported by students and faculty to write a grant to start the co-op at WWU. Need to think about what WWU would be giving up.
WRITING PROCESS
strategic assessment
-what are the needs for the organizations?
-we need to get hard #s--> survey, data etc. FOOD MILEAGE
Learning through living--> this was a big aspect of the discussions at "What does Sustainability Literacy look like at WWU?" meeting with faculty
FOR NEXT WEEK, EVERYONE SHOULD BRING IN ONE GRANT THAT THEY HAVE FOUND, GARNERED AT AN INDIVIDUAL OR THE COMMUNITY.
ALSO EACH PERSON RESEARCHES ONE ASPECT OF THESE TOPICS:
February 26
The general context of a cooperative effort between the Students for Sustainable Food and University Dining Serves was outlined:
Students for Sustainable Foods
• Develop menu
• Identify local products
• Develop local farm relationships
• Consult on hours of operation
• Develop education aspects
• Influence look and feel of platform
• Design special events
• Publicity and marketing
University Dining Services
• Hire and train serving staff, first fight of refusal for students in club
• Purchase products, assure risk management and liability
• Assure health and safety: storage, preparation, sanitation, & service
• Quality assurance: healthy department certification and inspection
• Purchase and maintenance of equipment and life/safety systems
• Assure appropriate cash handling, payroll, and financial accounting
• Ongoing updates concerning operations and purchases